Sitting Bull Stampede, Licabell rally to support injured bullfighter Spiel

  • Bullfighter Dayton Spiel of Parade was injured during the Sitting Bull Stampede last year after being struck in the eye with a bull bell. The Stampede committee will provide each bull rider this year with a Licabell - a pliable reubber alternative to the traditional metal bell. Licabell is donating a portion of the proceeds from the purchase to Spiel.
    Bullfighter Dayton Spiel of Parade was injured during the Sitting Bull Stampede last year after being struck in the eye with a bull bell. The Stampede committee will provide each bull rider this year with a Licabell - a pliable reubber alternative to the traditional metal bell. Licabell is donating a portion of the proceeds from the purchase to Spiel.

    Dayton Spiel got his start in rodeo as a bull rider but quickly found his niche as a ProRodeo bullfighter.

    The Parade native’s efforts earned him a spot at the RAM Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo twice before an unfortunate accident halted his budding career.

    The events leading up to the second performance of last year’s Sitting Bull Stampede on July 3 in Mobridge, S.D., unfolded like any other day at…